By: White H.B. No. 4093       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to civics instruction public school students and   instruction policies in public schools.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (h-1), (h-2), and (h-3) to read as follows:          (h-1)  In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for the   social studies curriculum, the State Board of Education shall adopt   essential knowledge and skills that develop each student's civic   knowledge, including an understanding of:                (1)  the fundamental moral, political, and   intellectual foundations of the American experiment in   self-government, as well as the history, qualities, traditions, and   features of civic engagement in the United States;                (2)  the structure, function, and processes of   government institutions at the federal, state, and local levels;   and                (3)  the founding documents of the United States,   including the Declaration of Independence, the United States   Constitution, the Federalist Papers (including but not limited to   Essays 10 and 51), excerpts from Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy   in America, the first Lincoln-Douglas debate, and the writings of   the Founding Fathers of the United States.           (h-2)  In the instruction of the essential knowledge and   skills for the social studies curriculum, in applicable courses of   Texas, United States, and world history, government, civics, social   studies, or similar subject areas:                 (1)  no teacher shall be compelled by a policy of any   state agency, school district, campus, open-enrollment charter   school, or school administration to discuss current events or   widely debated and currently controversial issues of public policy   or social affairs;                 (2)  teachers who choose to discuss current events or   widely debated and currently controversial issues of public policy   or social affairs shall, to the best of their ability, strive to   explore such issues from diverse and contending perspectives   without giving deference to any one perspective;                 (3)  no school district or teacher shall require, make   part of a course, or award course grading or credit including extra   credit for, student work for, affiliation with, or service learning   in association with any organization engaged in lobbying for   legislation at the local, state or federal level, or in social or   public policy advocacy; and                 (4)  no school district or teacher shall require, make   part of a course, or award course grading or credit including extra   credit for, political activism, lobbying, or efforts to persuade   members of the legislative or executive branch to take specific   actions by direct communication at the local, state or federal   level, or any practicum or like activity involving social or public   policy advocacy.                (5)  No teacher, administrator, or other employee in   any state agency, school district, campus, open-enrollment charter   school, or school administration shall be required to engage in   training, orientation, or therapy that presents any form of race or   sex stereotyping or blame on the basis of race or sex.                 (6)  No teacher, administrator, or other employee in   any state agency, school district, campus, open-enrollment charter   school, or school administration shall shall require, or make part   of a course the following concepts: (1) one race or sex is   inherently superior to another race or sex; (2) an individual, by   virtue of his or her race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or   oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (3) an   individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse   treatment solely or partly because of his or her race or sex; (4)   members of one race or sex cannot and should not attempt to treat   others without respect to race or sex; (5) an individual's moral   character is necessarily determined by his or her race or sex; (6)   an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, bears   responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members   of the same race or sex; (7) any individual should feel discomfort,   guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on   account of his or her race or sex; or (8) meritocracy or traits such   as a hard work ethic are racist or sexist, or were created by a   members of a particular race to oppress members of another race.          (h-3)  No private funding shall be accepted by state   agencies, school district, campuses, open-enrollment charter   schools, or school administrations for the purposes of curriculum   development, purchase or choice of curricular materials, teacher   training, or professional development pertaining to courses on   Texas, United States, and world history, government, civics, social   studies, or similar subject areas.           SECTION 2.  This Act applies beginning with the 2021-2022   school year.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.